There were only two people in one hot Texas Hold Em' final
at the Ravi Penthouse
on the north side of Chicago ,
during a private party involving 14 office executives
who played the game. On the 24th floor, 12 were eliminated from the
table and had to sit a distance from the table on party chairs on another table
that was not part of the game, leaving only Daniel and Sue..
An official, dressed like a regular basketball referee,
walked around the table to make sure that no cheating was allowed in the game.
The winner of the poker game, who earned at least $10,000 in
chips, would win an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris , France
Daniel had $4,000 in chips, and Sue had about $5,000.
The dealer then gave two hole cards to each player, and
then, the players hide the cards face down. The dealer gave two cards to Sue,
first.
Sue, who wore a dark blue velvet dress and had a blonde pony
tail, held a deuce of spades and a four of spades, both black.
Then, with the dealer going to Daniel to give two cards, Sue
snatched the two original hole cards from the table, put
them in an inside shirt pocket, and replaced them with two red cards, an ace of
diamonds and jack of diamonds.
Daniel was given a five of spades and an eight of spades, both
black.
Then, as the dealer comes back to face Sue, Sue says to the
dealer that she will play the hand, and Daniel also says that he will play his
hand.
Sue then bets all of her own chips by putting them in front
of the dealer, saying "All in,"
The dealer then introduces a flop of all diamonds--a red
three, five, and seven. Sue widened her mouth round, and said "Yea".
Daniel was frozen, as if he was about to fold to Sue.
Then, the dealer gives the turn, a red four of diamonds.
Daniel hit his head on the fist, and says, "I fold!", and gives his
hole cards back to the dealer.
The dealer then realizes Daniel's plight, and decides not to
do the turn card. Sue hops up and dances
around in place. "I just won $10,000 and I am going to Paris !
Soon after, an official comes in and accosts Sue. "I
think I saw you replace the hole card by deception."
"I don't think so." Sue then widened her mouth without trying to
make the mouth in a circle. "I was just trying to scratch under my
shirt."
The official then leers at her. "I think that you are
lying about it."
"No, I am telling the truth." Sue then bursts out
laughing.
The dealer then puts a pointed finger down to the floor.
Then the official said "You have been disqualified for illicit replacement
of a hole card, and thus you forfeit all of your winnings."
Daniel then jumped several times and raised his left fist in
the air, as the official, saying "Daniel's the winner", as he raised
Daniel's left arm high. The other eliminated players then applauded him.
Sue then put on her brown trench coat, droops her face and
went out the door, slamming it. The other executives almost stood still.
Daniel then shook hands and hugged the other eliminated
players, and then, he faced the official, who raised his eyes in the air.
"Yes, Texas Hold-Em is deceptive, Daniel, but I had
never seen poker deception going way too far."
Daniel then put one of his right hands in his pocket.
"Yea, it happens."
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